BLM Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program Activities (15.228)
BLM Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program Activities (Assistance Listing 15.228) is run by the Bureau of Land Management, part of the Department of the Interior. It awarded $64.1 million in 167 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $383,945 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $177,000. Half of the 167 awards fell between $70,625 and $480,137, and they ranged from $0 to $4.7 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$64.1 million
- Grant awards167
- Typical award$177,000
- Awarded in FY 2025$18.0 million
- Size rank951 of 1,823
- Type of assistanceCooperative agreements (discretionary grants), use of property, facilities, and equipment, dissemination of technical information, training
Key findings
- Annual funding rose from $5.6 million in fiscal 2021 to $18.0 million in fiscal 2025.
- It is the 951st largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 61% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 14 states and territories.
What the program funds
Wildland Fire Fuels Management and Community Assistance Program activities represent strategic investments in managing vegetation through active management to reduce the intensity, severity or negative effects of wildfire. Provides cost-effective benefits to the American people, helps restore and maintain healthy ecosystems, and supports communities in their efforts to become fire-adapted. Supported activities include: programs that develop local capability including assessment and planning, community and homeowner mitigation and education activities, and community and homeowner education and implementation; planning and implementing fuels management activities, including the training, monitoring or maintenance associated with such fuels management activities, on federal land, or on adjacent nonfederal land for activities that benefit resources on federal land; and assisting with the prevention of wildfires to reduce the risk and impact to communities and their values.
Open opportunities
No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.
Rules from the program listing
What the money can and cannot pay for
Fuels management activities are restricted to Federal lands, or adjacent non federal land for activities that benefit resources on Federal land. Most of these lands are located in the Western United States and Alaska. Assistance can be used for helping BLM support fuels management and community assistance program activities, including community programs that develop local capability including assessment and planning, mitigation activities, and community and homeowner education and implementation ; fire prevention, plan and implement fuels management activities, including the training, monitoring or maintenance associated with such fuels management activities, on federal land, or on adjacent non federal land for activities that benefit resources on federal land; enhance the knowledge of rural fire districts by providing assistance in education and training; assist with the prevention of wildfires to reduce the risk and impact to communities and their values. Funding is highly variable each fiscal year. For more specific information please contact the headquarters office.
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Award range and average, in the agency's words
Past partnership projects have ranged from $5,000 to $1,200,000. Average amount is $200,000 or less.
Examples of funded projects
Fiscal Year2025: Program funds projects related to Fuels Management projects for wildfire risk reduction, including, but not limited to, vegetation management, prevention, education and mitigation programs.Fiscal Year2026: Program anticipates funding projects related to Fuels Management projects for wildfire risk reduction, including, but not limited to, vegetation management, prevention, education and mitigation programs.
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, BLM Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program Activities (15.228) awarded $64.1 million across 167 grant awards, an average of $383,945 per award.
Who usually wins
State and local governments received 37% of the money, nonprofits 36% and colleges and universities 24%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| State and local governments | 75 | $23.8 million | 37% |
| Nonprofits | 56 | $23.1 million | 36% |
| Colleges and universities | 21 | $15.3 million | 24% |
| Other | 15 | $2.0 million | 3.1% |
By state
12 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| California | 17 | $15.8 million |
| Oregon | 37 | $11.7 million |
| Nevada | 13 | $9.1 million |
| Colorado | 36 | $6.2 million |
| New Mexico | 4 | $5.2 million |
| Montana | 19 | $3.6 million |
| Idaho | 10 | $3.2 million |
| Wyoming | 7 | $2.8 million |
| Alaska | 6 | $2.0 million |
| South Dakota | 6 | $1.4 million |
| Utah | 4 | $1.2 million |
| Arizona | 4 | $1.2 million |
| Virginia | 3 | $592,683 |
| Washington | 1 | $274,176 |